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The top photos of the week by AP's photojournalists

2025-07-25 11:11 Last Updated At:11:42

July 18-24, 2025

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Patrick Sison, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.

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Participants of the Gallops 2025 compete near the alpine Song-Kol Lake, 280 kilometers, (175 miles) southeast of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)

Participants of the Gallops 2025 compete near the alpine Song-Kol Lake, 280 kilometers, (175 miles) southeast of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)

A worker pounds into rock to make gravel and sand in Kenscoff, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A worker pounds into rock to make gravel and sand in Kenscoff, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A flock of seagulls fly behind spectators watching the second round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A flock of seagulls fly behind spectators watching the second round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Reflected in a mirror, Britain's Geraint Thomas climbs during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Reflected in a mirror, Britain's Geraint Thomas climbs during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Egyptian competitors perform in the team acrobatic preliminary of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Egyptian competitors perform in the team acrobatic preliminary of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

The powerful tail of a sturgeon propels the fish airborne, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The powerful tail of a sturgeon propels the fish airborne, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Abraham Lucas looks down during the NFL football team's training camp in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Abraham Lucas looks down during the NFL football team's training camp in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz starts his slide as he steals second base during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz starts his slide as he steals second base during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, right, works toward the basket as Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier defends during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, right, works toward the basket as Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier defends during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Spain's Aitana Bonmati celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's Euro 2025 semifinals soccer match between Germany and Spain at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Spain's Aitana Bonmati celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's Euro 2025 semifinals soccer match between Germany and Spain at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Artur Vargas rides a motorcycle adapted to spread coffee beans for drying on his father's coffee plantation in Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Artur Vargas rides a motorcycle adapted to spread coffee beans for drying on his father's coffee plantation in Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A farm worker leads a cow during the Rural Society's annual exposition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A farm worker leads a cow during the Rural Society's annual exposition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Druze clerics take part in a gathering of minority religious leaders in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 18, 2025, as they speak about sectarian clashes between Druze factions, Sunni Muslim Bedouin clans, and government forces in Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Druze clerics take part in a gathering of minority religious leaders in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 18, 2025, as they speak about sectarian clashes between Druze factions, Sunni Muslim Bedouin clans, and government forces in Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A man stands at the broken windows of his house after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A man stands at the broken windows of his house after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith catches a ball during practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith catches a ball during practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Carlos Uzcategui, one of the Venezuelan migrants deported months ago to El Salvador by the United States under an immigration crackdown, is welcomed home in Lobatera, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Carlos Uzcategui, one of the Venezuelan migrants deported months ago to El Salvador by the United States under an immigration crackdown, is welcomed home in Lobatera, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Children play with swings on an uprooted tree along a beach in Mele, Vanuatu, that was once lined with vegetation, now largely lost to storms, erosion and other environmental pressures on Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Children play with swings on an uprooted tree along a beach in Mele, Vanuatu, that was once lined with vegetation, now largely lost to storms, erosion and other environmental pressures on Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

A flower is placed by a music fan to commemorate the death of Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A flower is placed by a music fan to commemorate the death of Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Bride Jamaica Aguilar prepares to enter the flooded Barasoain church for her wedding in Malolos, Bulacan province, Philippines on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Bride Jamaica Aguilar prepares to enter the flooded Barasoain church for her wedding in Malolos, Bulacan province, Philippines on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A man wades through waist-deep water in a residential area after Tropical Storm Wipha caused intensified monsoon rains that bought flooding in Quezon City, Philippines, on Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A man wades through waist-deep water in a residential area after Tropical Storm Wipha caused intensified monsoon rains that bought flooding in Quezon City, Philippines, on Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Lava flows next to the northern crater after a volcanic eruption around 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) north of Grindavik, Iceland, on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)

Lava flows next to the northern crater after a volcanic eruption around 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) north of Grindavik, Iceland, on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)

Seattle Mariners' Cole Young is doused by teammate J.P. Crawford after hitting a game-winning single against the Houston Astros during the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners' Cole Young is doused by teammate J.P. Crawford after hitting a game-winning single against the Houston Astros during the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Mario Barrios, left, fights Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight title boxing match Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Mario Barrios, left, fights Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight title boxing match Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

President Donald Trump walks to sign executive orders during an artificial intelligence summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Donald Trump walks to sign executive orders during an artificial intelligence summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Tourists visit the Giant's Causeway near Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Tourists visit the Giant's Causeway near Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

An Israeli military APC drives at a gathering point near the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli military APC drives at a gathering point near the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Palestinians hold onto an aid truck returning to Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians hold onto an aid truck returning to Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Benjamin Mogen, father of Madison Mogen, cries at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students nearly three years ago. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

Benjamin Mogen, father of Madison Mogen, cries at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students nearly three years ago. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

Naima Abu Ful holds her malnourished 2-year-old child, Yazan, at their home in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Naima Abu Ful holds her malnourished 2-year-old child, Yazan, at their home in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Participants of the Gallops 2025 compete near the alpine Song-Kol Lake, 280 kilometers, (175 miles) southeast of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)

Participants of the Gallops 2025 compete near the alpine Song-Kol Lake, 280 kilometers, (175 miles) southeast of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vladimir Voronin)

A worker pounds into rock to make gravel and sand in Kenscoff, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A worker pounds into rock to make gravel and sand in Kenscoff, a neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)

A flock of seagulls fly behind spectators watching the second round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

A flock of seagulls fly behind spectators watching the second round of the British Open golf championship at the Royal Portrush Golf Club, Northern Ireland, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Reflected in a mirror, Britain's Geraint Thomas climbs during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Reflected in a mirror, Britain's Geraint Thomas climbs during the thirteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time-trial over 10.5 kilometers (6.5 miles) in the Pyrenees mountains with start in Loudenvielle and finish in Peyragudes, France, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Egyptian competitors perform in the team acrobatic preliminary of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Egyptian competitors perform in the team acrobatic preliminary of artistic swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Thursday, July 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

The powerful tail of a sturgeon propels the fish airborne, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

The powerful tail of a sturgeon propels the fish airborne, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Abraham Lucas looks down during the NFL football team's training camp in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Abraham Lucas looks down during the NFL football team's training camp in Renton, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz starts his slide as he steals second base during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Cincinnati Reds' Elly De La Cruz starts his slide as he steals second base during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, right, works toward the basket as Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier defends during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese, right, works toward the basket as Minnesota Lynx forward Napheesa Collier defends during the second half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Spain's Aitana Bonmati celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's Euro 2025 semifinals soccer match between Germany and Spain at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Spain's Aitana Bonmati celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Women's Euro 2025 semifinals soccer match between Germany and Spain at Stadion Letzigrund in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Artur Vargas rides a motorcycle adapted to spread coffee beans for drying on his father's coffee plantation in Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Artur Vargas rides a motorcycle adapted to spread coffee beans for drying on his father's coffee plantation in Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

A farm worker leads a cow during the Rural Society's annual exposition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A farm worker leads a cow during the Rural Society's annual exposition in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Druze clerics take part in a gathering of minority religious leaders in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 18, 2025, as they speak about sectarian clashes between Druze factions, Sunni Muslim Bedouin clans, and government forces in Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Druze clerics take part in a gathering of minority religious leaders in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, July 18, 2025, as they speak about sectarian clashes between Druze factions, Sunni Muslim Bedouin clans, and government forces in Syria. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

A man stands at the broken windows of his house after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

A man stands at the broken windows of his house after a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith catches a ball during practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver DeVonta Smith catches a ball during practice at the team's NFL football training camp, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Carlos Uzcategui, one of the Venezuelan migrants deported months ago to El Salvador by the United States under an immigration crackdown, is welcomed home in Lobatera, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Carlos Uzcategui, one of the Venezuelan migrants deported months ago to El Salvador by the United States under an immigration crackdown, is welcomed home in Lobatera, Venezuela, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Children play with swings on an uprooted tree along a beach in Mele, Vanuatu, that was once lined with vegetation, now largely lost to storms, erosion and other environmental pressures on Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Children play with swings on an uprooted tree along a beach in Mele, Vanuatu, that was once lined with vegetation, now largely lost to storms, erosion and other environmental pressures on Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

A flower is placed by a music fan to commemorate the death of Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

A flower is placed by a music fan to commemorate the death of Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Bride Jamaica Aguilar prepares to enter the flooded Barasoain church for her wedding in Malolos, Bulacan province, Philippines on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Bride Jamaica Aguilar prepares to enter the flooded Barasoain church for her wedding in Malolos, Bulacan province, Philippines on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A man wades through waist-deep water in a residential area after Tropical Storm Wipha caused intensified monsoon rains that bought flooding in Quezon City, Philippines, on Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A man wades through waist-deep water in a residential area after Tropical Storm Wipha caused intensified monsoon rains that bought flooding in Quezon City, Philippines, on Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Lava flows next to the northern crater after a volcanic eruption around 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) north of Grindavik, Iceland, on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)

Lava flows next to the northern crater after a volcanic eruption around 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) north of Grindavik, Iceland, on the Reykjanes Peninsula, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco di Marco)

Seattle Mariners' Cole Young is doused by teammate J.P. Crawford after hitting a game-winning single against the Houston Astros during the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Seattle Mariners' Cole Young is doused by teammate J.P. Crawford after hitting a game-winning single against the Houston Astros during the 11th inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Mario Barrios, left, fights Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight title boxing match Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Mario Barrios, left, fights Manny Pacquiao in a welterweight title boxing match Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

President Donald Trump walks to sign executive orders during an artificial intelligence summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

President Donald Trump walks to sign executive orders during an artificial intelligence summit at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Tourists visit the Giant's Causeway near Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Tourists visit the Giant's Causeway near Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Monday, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

An Israeli military APC drives at a gathering point near the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

An Israeli military APC drives at a gathering point near the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, July 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Palestinians hold onto an aid truck returning to Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Palestinians hold onto an aid truck returning to Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Benjamin Mogen, father of Madison Mogen, cries at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students nearly three years ago. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

Benjamin Mogen, father of Madison Mogen, cries at the sentencing hearing of Bryan Kohberger at the Ada County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for fatally stabbing four University of Idaho students nearly three years ago. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

Naima Abu Ful holds her malnourished 2-year-old child, Yazan, at their home in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Naima Abu Ful holds her malnourished 2-year-old child, Yazan, at their home in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on Wednesday, July 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) — Madison Keys lost in the Adelaide International quarterfinals to rising Canadian talent Victoria Mboko on Thursday, less than a week away from the start of her Australian Open title defense.

The 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 loss to Mboko followed last week's quarterfinal loss in the Brisbane International to top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka, who she beat at Melbourne Park last year for her first Grand Slam singles title.

Keys was the defending champion at Adelaide.

No. 8-seeded Mboko broke Keys early en route to winning the first set, but couldn’t compete with Keys' big serve in the second. Keys, seeded second at the WTA 500 event, had eight aces in the match, including six in the second set.

Mboko won 75% of her first-serve points in the third set and converted the lone breakpoint available to her. She’ll now face Kimberly Birrell of Australia in the semifinals.

Mboko was named the WTA Newcomer of the Year after winning the National Bank Open in Montreal and raising her ranking from No. 333 at the start of the season to No. 18.

The Australian Open begins on Sunday. Keys has been drawn to face Oleksandra Oliynykova of Ukraine in the first round of the year's first major. Mboko will open against Emerson Jones of Australia.

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Victoria Mboko,right, and Cleeve Harper of Canada compete against Elise Mertens and Zizou Bergs of Belgium in their doubles match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Victoria Mboko,right, and Cleeve Harper of Canada compete against Elise Mertens and Zizou Bergs of Belgium in their doubles match at the United Cup tennis tournament in Sydney, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

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